Guided Tours of Riverside Cemetery with a Focus on History and Stories
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Guided Tours of Riverside Cemetery with a Focus on History and Stories
Call, Text or Email for information and reservations
Meet our Guides
Gary Clark
Sharon Clark
Sharon Clark
Gary is a life long resident of Asheville with a passion for sharing Asheville History through those interred at Riverside Cemetery. Gary has studied for a decade learning stories on famous and not so famous internments of Riverside. He also tours Biltmore Estate grounds.
Sharon Clark
Sharon Clark
Sharon Clark
After a career in health care and working at Biltmore Estate, Sharon became interested in Asheville History. She has studied those interred in Riverside Cemetery several years and is eager to share the fun and interesting stories.
A Few Riverside Cemetery Tour Titles
Mix / Easy Walking
This tour is easier walking staying close to the top of the hill while still covering many of the well known and fun stories such as Thomas Wolfe, O, Henry, Zebulon Vance and Vadim Bora
Biltmore House Connection
Mr Vanderbilt brought hundreds of workers to Asheville to design and build the Biltmore House. Many who had an impact on the establishment and construction are interred in Riverside Cemetery. A few are Chauncey Beadle, Richard Sharpe Smith, S I Bean and J C Lipe.
Mausoleums
This tour covers the 16 mausoleums and those interred in them. A few are: Franklin Terry (VP of GE), Karl Von Ruck (Dr of TB), John Baker (Inventor), Ken Noland (Artist), Burnham Colburn (Mineral Collection)
Riverside Cemetery Tour Titles
Influential Women of Asheville
Women interred in Riverside Cemetery have a history in Medical, Political , Military, Social and fun stories.
Civil War Connection
Confiderate and Union Soldiers are interred in Riverside Cemetery ranging for Brigader Generals to Private’s.
Meaning of Stones
We will review the stone designs and their meanings